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February 2001 by Staff

"I Got Dusted"

October 2008
Out of the blue Archie mentioned, "I was dusted."  My dad misunderstood and thought Archie had developed silicosis, then known and feared as "miners lung."

MMAC & PLP Update

April 2016
The legislators soon came to the realization that Mining Districts and our proposed bill can solve many of the problems they currently face in their home states.

Melman on Gold & Silver

November 2016
On a similar vein, while the number of new non-farm jobs created rose by a modest 156,000 in September, it must be pointed out that Goods Production Payrolls rose by only 10,000 jobs while much lower paying service jobs accounted for the other 146,000.

Prospecting for Platinum in Wyoming

December 2000
Prospectors and rock hounds should consider searching for platinum-group metals, as these metals are the most precious of the precious metals. Several localities have been identified where these metals have been identified In anomalous amounts.

Guinea Africa: Gold, Ebola, and a Monkey Barbecue

December 2014
With great relief, the equipment I chose worked well, and after shoving into three days what should have been ten days of set-up and testing, we were up and running.

The Public Process—Getting Involved and Making a Difference

August 2001
The purpose of this article is to give you a short overview of how to get involved in the management of your public lands. By no means can everything about public participation be covered in one short article, but you will find...

Melman on Gold & Silver

February 2010
As laws become cluttered, difficult to understand and almost impossible to enforce both effectively and economically, they are bound to drag down industry and commerce inside a welter of complications.

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